Abbie Lench is energetic, dynamic and self-motivated; a confident and experienced manager with significant experience as a national tennis player, licensed coach and sports facility manager.

She has also spent several years within the places and programmes team at the Lawn Tennis Association; developing places to play; supporting the people running them and enhancing programme activity, with a view to increasing participation and long term sustainability of the game.

With experience being drawn from a playing and coaching background, combined with an extensive knowledge of tennis development, business management and some innovative thinking, she has effectively developed practical resources and flexible coach education to support the delivery of tennis within non-traditional networks.

She is currently midway through her Level 5 Master Coaching Course and maintains her coaching license, running Cardio Tennis sessions for office colleagues each week. She also sits as a volunteer on the board of directors at her own club, inputting strategically and chairing the coaching committee.